Argentina vs Brazil Prediction & Betting Tips - Copa America

Prediction published on 08/07/2021, 06:36  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 08/07/2021 at 06:37 in Copa America Predictions

It has been termed the dream final; hosts Brazil meet arch rivals Argentina in the Copa America final on Sunday after very impressive runs in the competition. Argentina were supposed to be co-hosts of this competition before it was moved to Brazil and they may get a chance to avenge for that denied chance when they face the hosts. They should have co-hosted with Colombia, the team they eliminated in the semis, through post match penalties, after a 1-1 draw. Lionel Messi, who has never won a major title with Argentina, now has a chance. He lost in the 2015 and 2016 finals to Chile and was also in the team that lost the semi final to Brazil in 2019. Here they are, unbeaten in their last 19 matches and face the side that last beat them – the 2-0 defeat in the 2019 Copa America semis. Argentina started this tournament with a 1-1 draw with Chile and have grown by the game and head here with four outright wins in five. They’ve conceded two goals in the last five and have three clean sheets while they’ve scored in each of their matches in this competition. In their six matches at Copa America 2021, four have produced under 2.5 goals.

Brazil will miss the services of Gabriel Jesus for this game after being handed a two-game ban for a flying kick on Chile’s Eugenio Mena, which he said was accidental and duly apologized. They didn’t have him in the semis as they dispatched Peru 1-0 and Lucas Paqueta, the scorer in the game is emerging as a very key player for the team. He has scored in the last two matches though Neymar’s hand in the team’s run can’t be overlooked. Just like Messi, Neymar has the chance to win a major title with Brazil and this will be a game with really high stakes. Brazil have clean sheets in their last two matches and four at this competition. They’ve scored in all their matches at Copa America 2021 but have failed to hit more than one in the last three after scoring more than one in the opening three. As a result, these most recent three matches have ended in under 2.5 goals.